no work day Archive
Today, I should have been working on the Book 1 Project, but a few backed up admin tasks, including finishing the more demanding that usual report on my non-fiction launch from yesterday and replying to messages from my patrons took …
I have just started the first draft of my novel (again) and am in the process of outlining the second half of my non-fiction book, so it is not normally a time when I would appreciate an interruption in either …
I took the day off writing yesterday. After a week of self-quarantine following a business trip, it was my first chance to see my family in 9 days and I wasn’t about to shut myself away in my office. I …
I do enjoy my coaching side hustle, and also certainly appreciate the income if brings in to fund my fiction writing startup. Since most of my coaching revolves around reviewing research proposals for graduate degrees, one of the things I …
It wasn’t Thanksgiving proper, but since that isn’t a holiday in Japan, we did it over the weekend. I spent all day and my creative energy in the kitchen, not on writing, and it was oh-so-worth it!
This morning I spent all the free time I had preparing documents for my year-end tax adjustment at work. No fun whatsoever, but at least taking care of part of that paperwork now will mean less to do when I …
As part of this journal of my creation process, I’m going to be completely honest with you. Today, I got sidetracked and accomplished next to nothing in my fiction writing. For several years, I have maintained a separate blog about …